Add exception example (#1211)
diff --git a/pkgs/test/README.md b/pkgs/test/README.md
index 21b5ea3..d7c49c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/README.md
+++ b/pkgs/test/README.md
@@ -100,6 +100,19 @@
}
```
+You can also test exceptions with the [`throwsA()`] function or a matcher
+such as [`throwsException`]:
+
+```dart
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+ test('.parse() fails on invalid input', () {
+ expect(() => int.parse('X'), throwsFormatException);
+ });
+}
+```
+
You can use the [`setUp()`] and [`tearDown()`] functions to share code between
tests. The `setUp()` callback will run before every test in a group or test
suite, and `tearDown()` will run after. `tearDown()` will run even if a test
